DEPT. OF MARINE RESOURCES

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Bureau of Resource Management

Linda Mercer, Ph.D., Director

(207) 633-9565

Fax:   633-9579

 

 

Bureau Offices

The central office for the Bureau is located at the McKown Point fishery laboratory in Boothbay Harbor, and includes the Maine State Aquarium, microbiological and biotoxin laboratories, GIS mapping facilities, a wet lab, and a scientific and fishermen’s library. A second microbiological/biotoxin laboratory is located in Lamoine.

• Directions, addresses, phone numbers, and other contact information for these locations

Organization

The Bureau of Resource Management is comprised of four divisions:

• Biological Monitoring and Assessment
• Ecology
• Marine Education
• Public Health and Shellfish Management

Purpose

• Bureau responsibilites and activities

Plans and Reports

• 2000 Maine Coastal Fisheries Research Priorities
• 2009 Research Plan, MS Word format, 332 kb, requires MS Word or the free MS Word Viewer (download here) or
  2009 Research Plan, PDF format, 374 kb, requires Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader (download here).

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